UNH Entrepreneurship Center Annual Impact Report 2019-2020

ABOUT THE INDUCTEES
Christine (Rayment) Dodson
‘88 is co-founder & COO of
Mamava, Inc., the leading expert
in lactation space design. In 2015,
Mamava won the InnovateHER
VT Challenge, hosted by the
Vermont Center for Emerging
Technologies. In 2018, Christine
and her co-founder, Sascha
Mayer, were named Vermont
Small Business Persons of the
Year. In 2019, Christine and
Sascha were recognized as
finalists for the Ernst & Young
New England Entrepreneur of the
Year Award.
Joe Faro ‘91 is the founder and
Chief Food Taster for Tuscan
Brands, LLC, a multifaceted
venture encompassing both
food and beverage operations
as well as large scale real estate
development. Based out of Salem,
NH, Tuscan Brands includes four
Tuscan Kitchen locations and two
Tuscan Market locations, and
the new Tuscan Village, with a
projected opening of 2022. Prior
to Tuscan Brands, Joe launched
his career with Joseph’s Gourmet
Pasta and Sauces, based out of
Haverhill, MA, which he grew into
the largest specialty pasta and
sauce producer in the nation and
sold to Nestlé in 2006.
Thomas Hazel ‘95 is the
founder, CTO and Chief Scientist
at CHAOSSEARCH, a big data
analytics company founded on
the innovative and mathematical
insights he has gleaned
throughout his career in the
technology sector. Over the past
25 years, he has held a number
of leadership positions, including
roles at Oracle and Deep
Information Sciences, and steered
many successful projects to
acquisition by Oracle, CloudTree
and Deep Information Sciences.
Les Hiscoe ’87 was elevated to
CEO after working at Shawmut
Design and Construction
for 20 years. Under his
leadership, Shawmut embarked
on a complete enterprise
transformation. In 2005, it
became 100% employee owned
and grew the number of women
in the workforce to 35%, more
than triple the industry standard.
Shawmut has been named one
of Mogul’s “175 Top Companies
for Female Leaders,” “Diversity
Champion” by Providence
Business News, “Diversity and
Inclusion Citizen of the Year” by
Procore, and many more.
Harry Patten ’58 is chairman of
the board and CEO of National
Land Partners, LLC. He began his
career as a Kirby vacuum cleaner
salesman, but quickly recognized
his aptitude for sales and focused
on land deals, becoming one of
the foremost buyers and sellers
of rural and recreational land in
America. Over the past 40 years,
he has generated more than
$1B in sales. He was selected
by Fortune Magazine as one
of 1987’s 50 Most Fascinating
Business People, featured in
front page stories in The Wall
Street Journal and included in
the Who’s Who of American
Business Leaders. He received
the Horatio Alger Association’s
Distinguished American Award
in 2011. In addition to UNH,
he supports High Hopes for
Haiti, Junior Achievement,
Massachusetts General Hospital
and the Cornerstone Society of
Southeastern Guide Dogs.
Read full bios at unh.edu/ecenter
Opposite from left: HOF Inductees Thomas
Hazel, Christine Dodson, Les Hiscoe, Joe Faro,
and Harry S. Patten;
Below: Inductees meet with student innovators
for a round-table discussion; Below left:
Reception following ceremony
24